RTB Partner Opportunities

The Right To Breathe Association exists to ensure safety and respect for Black people through the development, implementation, and awareness of policies that are consistent with these core principles:

  • Abolishing systemic Anti-Blackness to ensure equal justice.

  • Oversight and accountability through equitable, shared decision-making – nothing about us without us.

  • De-escalation of encounters with people enforcing laws and rules against Black people.

As a community we continue to live through these core principles and invite you to get into the work by taking the pledge and partnering in one of the following ways:

Affinity Committees

Coordinate the voices of affinity groups of Black people to ensure authentic inclusion of multiple perspectives.

  • Youth Black Voices (up to age 25)

  • Muslim Black Voices

  • Immigrant Black Voices

  • Other (please propose) ______________

 

RTB Chapters

Negotiating teams made up of  Black people advancing the RTB movement in a specific political or company system.

  • RTB in Communities (please name the municipality) ______________

  • RTB in Schools (please name the district) ______________

  • RTB at Work (please name the employer) ______________

 

Friends of RTB

  • Non-Black allies who contribute to the RTB movement by amplifying the need for people in positions of authority to listen to Black people.

  • Friends of Right To Breathe

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"Your voice can be heard, and even if you're big, small, old, young, it doesn't really matter. You can still make a change in the world." - Mari Copeny